Afterward, the two of them reviewed these records.
Unfortunately, many of the records had been destroyed in the fires of war. Through these records, Yun Fan gained a deeper understanding of his past self from ten thousand years ago.
He had initially believed that being called a demon was related to his past self, even suspecting that his past self was a ruthless villain who killed without blinking.
However, after reading these records, he discovered that his past self from ten thousand years ago possessed even greater justice than his current self.
Although righteousness often led one to be taken advantage of, Yun Fan believed that justice was needed in every era.
Without justice, the world would be consumed by evil and eternal night.
Compared to his self from ten thousand years ago, his current life was more driven by revenge.
Through these records, he gained a general understanding of the history of the mythical era.
The mythical era was far more ancient than he had imagined.
The earliest records mentioned the Three Pure Ones, followed by the eras of the great goddess Nuwa and the great god Pangu. Of course, an ancient powerful being from that era, the Emperor, the absolute ruler of the gods, still lived.
His own era in this world came after that.
In that era, there were many powerful divine cultivators.
As for the eras that followed, he already knew without needing to read the records.
Within these records, he discovered a secret: his past self from ten thousand years ago had ambitions beyond justice.
He also sought to mend the laws of heaven and earth. He had previously believed that the sudden changes in the laws of heaven and earth after the mythical era stemmed from the decisive battle between the gods and the anomalies.
However, he seemed to have overestimated the gods and anomalies; the laws of heaven and earth appeared to have begun changing much earlier.
This had a significant impact on both divine cultivators and the mortal realm.
Naturally, the records did not specify the exact cause.
At this point, Yun Fan gave up on further reading. He needed to digest everything he had seen so far.
...
The land of anomalies.
The Fifth Ancestor returned displeased. He had intended to seize this opportunity to completely eliminate the Dragon God, thereby clearing a stumbling block for the anomalies.
Unexpectedly, Athena had acted erratically, breaking free from his control, which led to his plan being thwarted.
Not only had he failed to eliminate the Dragon God, but he had also completely alienated himself from the gods.
It wasn't that they, the anomalies, feared the gods; in fact, they had never truly considered the gods as genuine adversaries.
The issue was that it would be incredibly difficult to gain the gods' trust again and scheme against them in the future.
Of course, what displeased him most was not these matters. Even if he had botched this task, the other Ancestors of the Anomaly's ancestral land would not have blamed him.
It was because he had discovered a crucial revelation: Athena had not only broken free from his control but had also neutralized the Heart of Anomaly.
The terrifying nature of the Heart of Anomaly was self-evident; no one except the Demon Ancestor could resolve it.
Yet, it had been resolved this time.
This meant only one possibility: the Demon Ancestor had already arrived in the God Realm and had some connection with Athena.
The Heart of Anomaly within Athena's mind had been resolved by the Demon Ancestor.
Since the Demon Ancestor possessed the ability to resolve Athena's Heart of Anomaly, it implied that the Demon Ancestor had already broken through the divine cultivation realm.
Such astonishing speed instilled a sense of crisis in him. After all, the Demon Ancestor had already established a significant foothold. If he were to continue growing, it would be a devastating blow to the anomalies, who were already severely suppressed by the demonic path.
Therefore, he immediately adjusted his target, focusing all his attention on Yun Fan.
The immediate priority was to utterly eliminate Yun Fan, but before that, he needed to locate him.
He was currently deducing Yun Fan's possible whereabouts.
The Pantheon Alliance was clearly out of the question, as Yun Fan was an enemy of the Pantheon Alliance. The land of anomalies was even less likely, as it would be suicidal.
Thus, his first thought was of a faction that had been nearly annihilated by both the anomalies and the gods: the Anti-God Alliance.
For certain reasons, the Anti-God Alliance could be considered the Demon Ancestor's base of operations, making it the most probable location for him to be.
However, the Anti-God Alliance possessed methods left by the Water God and Fire God, which masked everything, making it extremely difficult to find.
Nevertheless, this did not pose a challenge to the Fifth Ancestor, as he possessed a trump card that would enable him to locate the Anti-God Alliance.
At this moment, he arrived at the deepest part of the Anomaly Prison, where a renowned god was imprisoned: Gong Gong.
He was known to the world as the Water God and had vanished for over ten thousand years. No one would have ever imagined that the missing Gong Gong was imprisoned here.
It was a mere coincidence, really. The one who defeated Gong Gong and Zhu Rong back then had sent Gong Gong to the land of anomalies.
Gong Gong was merely a trophy, used as a reward to the anomalies by that individual, as the anomalies had been instrumental in the annihilation of the Demon Ancestor back then.
Subsequently, the major Ancestors of the anomalies had transformed Gong Gong into an anomalous body, but it was highly unstable, so they suppressed him here.
Should the anomalies ever face a grave crisis, they could awaken him to become their invincible battle slave.
Ordinarily, he alone did not have the authority to summon Gong Gong, but the more powerful Ancestors needed to remain in slumber.
Therefore, this authority had been delegated to him.
He had initially thought that with his own strength, he would not need to utilize this battle slave. But now, in order to quickly locate the Demon Ancestor's reincarnation, Yun Fan,
He decided to deploy the battle slave.
At this moment, he initiated the summoning. After the incantations, Gong Gong, who had become a battle slave, suddenly awakened, emitting a powerful wave of anomalous energy.
Even the Fifth Ancestor's expression shifted. No wonder this battle slave could not be casually used; he was too powerful.
The Fifth Ancestor was not among the top-tier of the Nine Ancestors; he was merely average, though still formidable.
However, compared to the battle slave before him, he was still far behind.
He looked at Gong Gong with satisfaction. This feeling of absolute control was truly exhilarating.
At this moment, he said to Gong Gong, "Battle slave, you must have slept for a long time! Today, I'll let you stretch your limbs!"
Gong Gong, after a moment of agitation, stabilized.
"Slaughter, I need slaughter!"
Gong Gong roared.
The Fifth Ancestor calmly replied, "No rush, there will be times for your slaughter. But before that, I need to know the location of the Anti-God Alliance. Can you lead me there?"
He harbored no concern that Gong Gong would renege, as he possessed absolute control over him.
Gong Gong immediately roared, "No problem!"
"Lead the way! Once the location is found, they will all become your prey!"
The Fifth Ancestor smiled playfully.
"Hunt!"
A murderous glint appeared in Gong Gong's eyes.
The Fifth Ancestor was highly satisfied with this scene. They desired battle slaves who only knew how to kill.
At this moment, he unbound Gong Gong.
Instantly, Gong Gong erupted like a wild beast unleashed, and countless anomalous warriors met their demise.
However, the Fifth Ancestor felt no distress.
At this moment, he controlled Gong Gong to leave the Anomaly Prison and head towards the outside. Under his control, Gong Gong immediately charged towards the Anti-God Alliance.
The Fifth Ancestor smirked smugly, following behind Gong Gong.
Undeniably, having Gong Gong to lead the way saved a great deal of trouble.
Not long after, Gong Gong found the territory of the Anti-God Alliance. With Gong Gong's subconscious memories, he quickly opened the territory.
In an instant, the Fifth Ancestor and Gong Gong entered the territory together.
The members of the Anti-God Alliance were shocked. Before several gods could even figure out what was happening, they were sent flying by the Fifth Ancestor.
Upon seeing Gong Gong, Qing Feng Ming Yue's expressions changed.
"Master, how did you become like this?"
However, Gong Gong had long forgotten everything and struck directly at Qing Feng Ming Yue.
"Not good!"
Qing Feng Ming Yue sensed danger and had no time to resist before he was nearly instantly killed by the Water God.
The entire Anti-God Alliance was experiencing an unprecedented sense of crisis at this moment.
At this critical juncture, Athena intervened.
She had now recovered to her peak, though not as powerful as when she was infected by the anomalies.
"Fifth Ancestor, why have you come here?"
Shock flickered in Athena's eyes. If Gong Gong hadn't also arrived, most people would have suspected her of being the spy.
But with the appearance of the Water God, they did not suspect her of being a spy.
The Fifth Ancestor sneered, "So you have indeed resolved the Heart of Anomaly. Was it the Demon Ancestor who helped you!"
"What Demon Ancestor? We don't understand!"
Qing Feng Ming Yue said weakly. He knew that at this moment, they absolutely could not expose Yun Fan's identity, for if hope were extinguished, it would be eternal darkness.
The Fifth Ancestor scoffed, "It's this late, and you still want to conceal it? Do you think he can escape today?"
"Ignorant!"
He had paid such a great price to come here, and he would absolutely not let Yun Fan escape.
At this moment, the Anti-God Alliance faced an unprecedented crisis. Their Water God had been controlled by the anomalies and reduced to an anomalous battle slave.
At this, Qing Feng Ming Yue said to Athena, "No matter what, even if we all perish, we must create an opportunity for him to escape!"
The ceiling of combat power for the Anti-God Alliance was Athena, but unfortunately, even Athena could not change the situation.
Athena replied, "Understood!"
Following this, Qing Feng Ming Yue sent someone to notify Yun Fan, then he personally activated the offensive array, unleashing the power of the Fire God and Water God.
"Easily defeated!"
The Fifth Ancestor sneered. As long as it wasn't a living being, a few mere powers could be easily resisted by him.
"Battle slave, attack!"
The Fifth Ancestor commanded Gong Gong.
Upon hearing the command, Gong Gong directly attacked Athena, who was now a mere prey in his eyes.
Athena gathered all her strength and fought against Gong Gong.
However, due to the vast disparity in strength, she was defeated after only a few exchanges.
Gong Gong contemptuously said, "Prey should have the awareness of prey. Stop struggling in vain!"
"Hmph!"
Athena snorted coldly, "You underestimate me too much!"
Just then, she awakened her fighting spirit, elevating her strength to its peak state.
Seeing this, Gong Gong immediately attacked Athena.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the power of the Water God struck him, repelling him momentarily.
Gong Gong himself likely never imagined that one day he would fight against his own power.
But precisely because it was his own power, these forces could not stop him.
Seeing the aggressively approaching Gong Gong, Athena roared, "I'll give it my all!"
Yun Fan had saved her twice. This time, she would repay his salvation with her life.
Even if she died, she would create an opportunity for Yun Fan to escape.
On the other side, Qing Feng Ming Yue and other gods, wielding the power of the Fire God, charged at the Fifth Ancestor.
"A dying struggle, not the least bit interesting!"
The Fifth Ancestor made his move. Because Qing Feng Ming Yue and the others were bolstered by the power of the Fire God, he could not instantly annihilate them at first.
But undoubtedly, it was only a matter of time. Soon, once the power of the Fire God was depleted, it would be their time to die.
The Fifth Ancestor sneered, "Die!"
The next moment, he unleashed a powerful anomalous force, clashing head-on with the power of the Fire God.
Clearly, he was still slightly inferior to the Fire God, hence unable to repel the power of the Fire God.
A heaven-shattering battle erupted between the two sides.
This battle naturally affected Yun Fan. Upon receiving the notification, Yun Fan was stunned.
He hadn't expected to be targeted by the anomalies so soon. Of course, that was secondary. More importantly, the anomalies had used the controlled Water God to find this place and trap him in a net.
Yun Fan would absolutely not wait for death, but he had no intention of fleeing at the moment. Instead, he rushed towards the battlefield.
He wasn't being overconfident, but rather hoping to find an opportunity to purify the Water God. If the Water God could be purified, they could turn the tide.
Seeing Yun Fan arrive, the already battered Athena and Qing Feng Ming Yue were dumbfounded. It seemed their desperate efforts were in vain.
The reason they had fought so desperately was solely to create an opportunity for Yun Fan to escape. They hadn't expected Yun Fan not only to not escape but to return to seek his own demise.
"Why have you returned?"
Athena was almost infuriated. Whether Yun Fan would live or die was uncertain before, but now, her job was to fight desperately to give Yun Fan a chance to survive.
But now, Yun Fan was certainly doomed, with almost no possibility of survival.
Even Qing Feng Ming Yue, who was respectful towards Yun Fan, said, "Hero, you should not have come! All hope is lost now!"
However, Yun Fan said, "That's not necessarily true. What if there's still a chance!"
With that, he stepped forward.
"Kid, you are the reincarnation of the Demon Ancestor?"
The Fifth Ancestor smiled playfully. "Finally found you. Almost got away with it, but this time, you cannot escape!"
Yun Fan said, "Fifth Ancestor, I never intended to escape! I reincarnated precisely for revenge. Four of your Ancestors have already been dealt with by me. Killing you today will make it more than half!"
"Hahahaha!"
The Fifth Ancestor laughed wildly. "Ridiculous! If it weren't for being in the mortal realm, they could have killed you with a single finger! Today, you dare to speak such arrogant words. It seems you are even more arrogant than ten thousand years ago. Even if you can restrain me, what of it? In the face of absolute power, your so-called restraint is merely a decoration!"
The current Yun Fan was worlds apart from him, so naturally, he did not take Yun Fan seriously.
Yun Fan said, "Arrogance is not my fault. In the past, I could treat you as prey, and I still can now!"
"Ignorance! Do you still think you are yourself from ten thousand years ago?"
The Fifth Ancestor said confidently, "I don't even need to make a move; my battle slave is more than enough to kill you!"
With that, he summoned Gong Gong.
Upon seeing Gong Gong, Yun Fan was surprised that this great god, infected by anomalies, was actually his half-disciple.
This was extraordinary; he didn't even know how powerful his past self from ten thousand years ago truly was.
At this, Qing Feng Ming Yue and the others' expressions turned somber. They had ultimately been outmaneuvered by the anomalies. Now, master and disciple were to meet in such a manner, and a situation of master-disciple conflict seemed inevitable.
Ultimately, they had not been sufficiently prepared. They should not have kept Yun Fan in the Anti-God Alliance. Now, all hope was extinguished.
Athena, on the other hand, was constantly prepared to burn her life force, even self-detonating, to cover Yun Fan's escape.
There was no other option besides this.
Athena had no regrets about dying for the Demon Ancestor, who would change the future.
Not only her, but all the gods present had also embraced this death wish, creating an extremely valiant scene.
However, contrary to their expectations, Yun Fan, who should have been the most nervous, appeared remarkably calm.
At this moment, the Fifth Ancestor sneered, "Battle slave, you should be familiar with him! Oh! My apologies, I forgot you are reincarnated and have forgotten all your memories! Let me tell you!"
The Fifth Ancestor taunted, "He is somewhat like your half-disciple. back then, on the way to support you, he was defeated by that individual and then sent to our land of anomalies as a trophy. Unexpectedly, you are now about to stage a master-disciple conflict. It's quite amusing to think that even you, the Demon Ancestor, would have such a day!"
Yun Fan listened without any fluctuation, and instead asked, "Who was that individual? Can you tell me? Since you believe I am going to die anyway, telling me should be fine!"
"Since you wish to know, I shall tell you. He was the great god Pangu!"
"What?"
Yun Fan had considered the Emperor, but never Pangu. Of course, he hadn't considered the Queen Mother of the West, because according to the timeline, the Queen Mother of the West should have been controlling formations while dealing with him at that time, and wouldn't have had the time to deal with the Water God and Fire God.
He just hadn't expected to have provoked another formidable existence.
Undeniably, he shared a commonality with his past self from ten thousand years ago: he loved to stir up trouble, and the trouble he stirred up was never with ordinary individuals, but with beings at the peak of combat power.
The Fifth Ancestor scoffed, "Since you are about to die, there's no harm in telling you! You should never have liked Nuwa. She was Pangu's beloved woman for ten thousand years, but because of your appearance,
Nuwa favored you and rejected Pangu's pursuit! Therefore, it is only fitting that he is dealing with you!"
Yun Fan was almost in tears. He wasn't a homewrecker. He had read in the records that Pangu was the senior disciple of the great goddess Nuwa and had repeatedly confessed his love, but was always rejected by Nuwa.
It was only because of his appearance that he had captured Nuwa's heart, thus provoking the great god Pangu to seek revenge on him. He felt truly wronged.
However, that was all in the past. He would settle future scores slowly.
But the Fire God and Water God had become unfortunate victims.
At this moment, Yun Fan asked, "If Gong Gong is here, then where is the Fire God?"
This was what he truly wanted to know. At the time, Wu Ming had told him to save these two gods. Now, the Water God was here.
But the Fire God was not.
The Fifth Ancestor said, "He only handed the Water God over to us, not the Fire God!"
"But I am very curious, why are you not despairing and fearful?"
The Fifth Ancestor smiled playfully. "As expected, you haven't changed at all from ten thousand years ago. You still like to pretend!"
Yun Fan said, "Because I know I will not die today!"
"What?"
Everyone looked at Yun Fan with confusion. At this point, they did not believe there was any hope of a comeback.
Just as they were puzzled, the Water God suddenly attacked the Fifth Ancestor.
Although the Fifth Ancestor reacted, he was a step too late and was pierced through the body by a punch from the Water God.
"What's going on?"
Now it was the Fifth Ancestor's turn to be bewildered. Why would his battle slave attack him? He clearly had absolute control, and Yun Fan had not used demonic purification; there should not be such chaos.
Not to mention him, even everyone else was dumbfounded. This was simply beyond common understanding.
Only Yun Fan in the entire scene was certain.
The reason for his certainty was simple: Jiu Tian Xuan Nu had also become a god after being taught by him, making her his youngest junior sister.
Gong Gong and Zhu Rong were his senior brothers. Their combat power was incomparable to Jiu Tian Xuan Nu's. Since even Jiu Tian Xuan Nu had not been completely infected, Gong Gong and the Fire God were naturally no exception.
They had all left a backup plan, hiding their uninfected souls deep within their souls. As long as Yun Fan communicated slightly, their uninfected souls could control their bodies, and he could purify them afterward.
Clearly, Yun Fan did not want to explain further.
At this moment, Athena and Qing Feng Ming Yue and others breathed a sigh of relief, not expecting Yun Fan to have such a maneuver.
"Kill the villain, kill the villain!"
Gong Gong roared furiously, attacking the Fifth Ancestor.
The Fifth Ancestor's expression changed. He could disregard any warrior on the scene, including Yun Fan. But he could not disregard Gong Gong.
Because Gong Gong's strength surpassed his own.
As expected, at this moment, Gong Gong fought him with all his might, causing him to miss the best opportunity to escape.
"Slash!"
The two engaged in an ultimate confrontation, and Gong Gong displayed his peak strength. The power of the Water God was not to be trifled with.
After only a few rounds of engagement, he had suppressed the Fifth Ancestor.
The Fifth Ancestor roared in fury and clashed head-on with the Water God, partly attempting to re-infect Gong Gong's uninfected soul.
"Master, aid me with your demonic power!"
Gong Gong pleaded with Yun Fan.
Yun Fan decisively channeled his demonic power to Gong Gong. Instantly, Gong Gong not only neutralized the anomalous infection but also directly pierced through the Fifth Ancestor with demonic energy.
"Ah!"
The Fifth Ancestor let out a scream of agony. In this battle against Gong Gong, without the augmentation of demonic power, he would at most have been defeated, but he would not have been in mortal danger.
But with the demonic power augmentation, he was in despair.
In despair, he was heavily wounded several more times by Gong Gong, his form wavering, reaching the extreme of weakness.
"Impossible, I cannot possibly be defeated!"
The Fifth Ancestor roared with unwillingness. As a strategist for the anomalies, he, who was always skilled in calculation, never expected to be outmaneuvered himself.
"It's over! Filthy creature!"
The Water God gathered all his strength and struck the Fifth Ancestor. Instantly, the Fifth Ancestor's body was severed, but his soul remained alive.
Yun Fan smiled playfully. "My turn!"